Mike Enzi

And he's not going away anytime soon. Cruz zealously poked his own party while shaping his image as a politician able to jabber almost nonstop for 21 hours while accomplishing nothing of congressional value. That's not exactly president-to-be behavior.

But don't expect that message to sink in to the freshman Texas senator anytime soon. He'll keep his eye on a 2016 White House bid. And he likely has a firmer financial base through voters too easily impressed with his spunky faux filibuster.

Cruz does underscore what is wrong with Washington. Just not in the way that he believes. His wish to defund the Affordable Care Act, even if it...

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